Coffee bean yields in Malawi
Malawi: Coffee bean yields was 2.98 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Coffee bean yields in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 2.98 tonnes per hectare for coffee bean yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 96.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coffee bean yields in Malawi peaked at 3.15 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2319 tonnes per hectare, in 1969.
Malawi ranks 2nd of 82 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4033 tonnes per hectare | 0.2319 tonnes per hectare | 0.495 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5568 tonnes per hectare | 0.246 tonnes per hectare | 0.8884 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9682 tonnes per hectare | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.6974 tonnes per hectare | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.93 tonnes per hectare | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | 3.15 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Malawi
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 30.0% (2025)
- Rural population 18.31 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Rural population 82.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 30.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 30.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.04 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coffee bean yields in Malawi?
- Coffee bean yields in Malawi was 2.98 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coffee bean yields recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.15 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest coffee bean yields recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2319 tonnes per hectare in 1969.
- How does Malawi rank for coffee bean yields?
- Malawi ranks 2nd out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coffee bean yields rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coffee bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare. Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.